Land Act Amendment Act of 1920 (10 Geo v No. 30) (Qld)

LABOUR.-LAND, CROWN. 10 GEO. V. No. 30,1920. Land Act Amendment Act. Provided always that if ~ uch regulation and aruend- ments thereof, if any, are not duly laid before Parliament as hereinbefore prescribed they shall thereupon cease to have any force, effect, or operation whatsoever. (6.) All purchasers and tenants of the, Minister and their representatives and successors in in.terest shall be deemed to have notice of the regulations. 9177 LAND, CROWN. Land Act Amendment Act of 1920 Land .Licts Amendment Act of 11J20, lV'0. 2 Disehar.qed Soldiers' Settlement Act Amendment Act qj1920 10 G('o. V. No. 30, 10 Geo. V. No. 24 10 Geo. V. No. 21 An Aot to Amend Seotions 43, 109, and Sohedule 11. 10 Geo. v. of "The Land Aot of 1910" in oertain T! ° i. ~ : D partioulars, and for other oonsequential AML~ ~~ ENT pur . poses. \ ' Ac'!' OF 1920. [ASSENTED TO 9TH MARCH, 1920.] B E it enac.t;ed by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- ~ tive Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- 1. This Act may be cited as "The Land Act Amend- Short title ment Act of 1920," and s~ all be read as one with ,*"The':!truction Land Act of 1910," herem referred to as the PrmcipalofAct. Act. / 2. (1.) In section forty-three of the Principal Act, Amendm3nt the following words are repealed:~ . of B.43. . "Provided that, with respect to aU pastoral ho1dings ~ t>« 1t. .si:3' mentioned in the Second Schedule, except when other- . wise expressly stated in the said Schedule, the annual rent for each period after the .first shall not exceed the annual rent payabJe for the next preceding period by more than one-half of the annual rent payable for such precedingp~ riod. * 1 Geo. v. No. 15, supra, page 8775.

9178 . LAND, CROWN. LandAct Am.endment Act. 10 GEO. V. No. 30, " But nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the maximum of rent which may be determined in the event of public works being executed or extensive mineral developments occurring as hereinafter provided." o A f m S e c n h d . m H e . nt Princ(i2p. ) alIAn ctth, ethfeiftwh ocordlusm" Tn hofe tlhime iStaetcioonndaSs cthoeidnuclreeaosfethoef rent so as not to exceed by more than one-half the rent for the next preceding period does not apply," wherever the same occur, are repealed. (3.) The amendments of the said section forty-three .and Schedule '1I. hereby made shall have effect with Tespect to every pastoral holding, whether the annual rent thereof has or has not been actually determined by the Court under the said section forty-three at the passing of this Act, and to this extent this enactment shall have retrospective operation: Provided that with respect to pastoral holdings the annual rent whereof has been actually so determined at the passing of this Act, whether any appeal is pending from any such determination or not- (a) The Governor in Council may, by notification in the Gazette, direct and declare that the annual rent of certain holdings mentioned in such notification is a sufficient rent for the period for which it has been so determined, in which case the Court shall not determine afresh such rent; (b) In ~ ll cases except those referred to in paragraph (a) hereof, it shall be the duty of the Court to consider whether the annual rent of each holding for the period for which it has been determined is less than a suffi- cient rent, and if the Court considers that such rent is less than a sufficient rent the Court shall determine afresh such annual Tent; and the annual rent so determined afresh shall' be the annual rent for the period for whlch the rent is to be deter- mined. The pastoral tenant shall forthwith pay the arrears of rent due by reason of any increase in rent under such fresh determina- tion so as to adjust the balance due to the Crown:

LAND, CROWN. 9I7l} ] 920. LandAct Atnendment Act. Provided that in any case where the Minister is satisfied that the immediate pay- ment of the whole of such arrears would be a hardship he may accept payment thereof in such instalments as the Minister thinks just. "> , ,- 3. (1.) The proviso to subsection three of section Am ,ndment one hundred and nine of the Principal Act is repealed. of s. l09. (2.) The amendment hereby made shall have effect Wili4- respect to every grazing selection the annual rent whereof has been actually determined by the Court under the said subsection three of section one -hundred and nine since the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen (and to this extent this enactment shall have retrospective operation), and to every grazing selection the annual rent whereof is to be determined after the passing of this Act: Provided that with respect to grazing selections the annual rent whereof has been actually so determined since the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, whether any appeal is pending from any such determination or not- (a) The Governor in Council may, by notification in the Gazette, direct and declare that the annual rent of certain grazing selections mentioned in such notification is a sufficient rent for the period for which it has been so determined, in which case the Court shall not determine afresh such rent; (b) In all cases except those referred to in paragraph (a) hereof, it shall be the duty of the Court to consider whether the annual rent of each grazing selection for the period for which it has been determined is less than a sufficient rent, and if the Court considers that such rent is less than a sufficient rent the Court shall determine afresh such annual rent; and the annual rent so determined afresh shall be the annual rent for the period for which the rent is to be determined. The selector shall forthwith pay the arrears of rent due by reason of any increase in rent under such fresh determination so as to adjust the balance due to the Crown:

9180 LAND, CROWN. Land Acts Amendment Act No. 2. 10 (ho. V. No. 24, 1920. - --- ~~~ ~~- ~~ ~-- ~-- - ~ - - - - - - ~ - - Provided that in any case where the Minister is satisfied that the immediate pay- ment of the whole of such arrearA would be a hardship he may accept payment thereof in such instalments as the Minister thinks jUAt,. 10 Geo. V. An Act to Amend Section 72 of" The Land Act of No. 24. THE LAl<D 1910" I . n a certaI . n partI . c ul ar. ACTS AMENDMENT ACT OF 1920, [ASSENTED TO 8TH MARCH, 1920.] B No. 2. E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty~ by and with the advice and consent of the .Legis- lative Council and Legislative A ssembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same. as follows:- Short title 1. This Act may be cited as "The Land Acts Amend- and . ment Act ot 1920, No. 2," and shall be read as one with ~ ~ ~ ! ~ ctJon * "The Land Acts, 1910 to 1918" (herein collectively referred to as the Principal Act). Amendment 2. The following provision is added to section of s. 72. seventy-two of the Principal Act, and shall be deemed to have been enacted therein on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, and to that extent this Act shall have retrospective operation :-. "Provided further that for the purposes of this section the expression "late lessee" shall be deemed to extend to and to include any person or persons or body corporate, being- (a) The executor or executors or administrator of the late lessee deceased; or (b) The trustee of the insolvent estate of the late lessee; or (c) The committee of the late lessee insane; or (d) The trustee of a marriage settlement compris- ing such holding or selection, • who or which has or have had the lease of the holding or selection duly entered in his name or in their names or' in its name in the records of the Department of Public Lands, or who or which would have been entitled if the lease had not expired to have had the same so entered." * 1 Geo. V. No. 15 and amending Acts, 8upra, page 8775.